Album Of The Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
Brad Paisley's American Saturday Night
Produced by Frank Rogers & Chris DuBois (Arista Nashville)
Keith Urban's Defying Gravity
Produced by Dann Huff & Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville)
WINNER: Taylor Swift's Fearless
Produced by Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
Sugarland's Love On The Inside
Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush & Jennifer Nettles (Mercury Nashville)
Jamey Johnson's That Lonesome Song
Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys (Mercury Nashville)
Single Of The Year [Awarded to artist and producer]
"Chicken Fried"
Zac Brown Band
Produced by Keith Stegall
Atlantic Records
WINNER: "I Run To You"
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Victoria Shaw & Paul Worley
Capitol Records Nashville
"In Color"
Jamey Johnson
Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys
Mercury Nashville
"People Are Crazy"
Billy Currington
Produced by Carson Chamberlain & Billy Currington
Mercury Nashville
"Then"
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers & Chris DuBois
Arista Nashville
Song Of The Year [Awarded to songwriter(s)]
"Chicken Fried"
Zac Brown/Wyatt Durrette
"I Told You So"
Randy Travis
WINNER: "In Color"
Jamey Johnson/Lee Thomas Miller/James Otto
"People Are Crazy"
Bobby Braddock/Troy Jones
"Then"
Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley
Musical Event Of The Year [Awarded to each Artist]
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" — Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
Arista Nashville
"Down The Road" — Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally)
Blue Chair Records, LLC & BNA Records
"Everything But Quits" — Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait)
MCA Records
"I Told You So" — Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
19 Recordings/Arista
"Old Enough" — The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
Third Man Records, Warner Bros. Records
WINNER: "Start A Band" — Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
Arista Nashville
Music Video Of The Year [Awarded to artist and director]
"Boots On"
Randy Houser
Directed by Eric Welch
WINNER: "Love Story"
Taylor Swift
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
"People Are Crazy"
Billy Currington
Directed by The Brads
"Start A Band"
Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
Directed by Jim Shea
"Troubadour"
George Strait
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
Musician Of The Year
Eddie Bayers— Drums
Paul Franklin — Steel Guitar
Dann Huff — Guitar
Brent Mason — Guitar
WINNER: Mac McAnally — Guitar
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